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Belgium (Ladies) are the new European Team Champions
BELGIUM 1 DENIED RUSSIA 1RETAINING THE TITLE THEY WON LAST YEAR WHEN THEY DEFEATED THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS IN A CLOSELY FOUGHT MATCH THAT PRODUCED SOME FIRST CLASS MATCH PLAY BY BOTH TEAMS. RUSSIA WON THE FIRST FRAME THEN BELGIUM WON THE SECOND. THE LEAD CHANGED HANDS ON TWO FURTHER OCCASIONS TO MAKE THE MATCH ALL SQUARE WITH ONE FRAME LEFT. WENDY JANS KEPT HER NERVE IN THE DECIDING FRAME TO TAKE THE TEAM TITLE TO ADD TO THE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP SHE WON YESTERDAY.
Peter Thomas
11 June 2017
